to stab
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2.7
- verb
- /stæb/
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- Seventeen years ago, I was stabbed in the gut by a stranger in a coffee shop.
- stabbed to death
- fatally stabbed
- shot or stabbed
And the next time someone tries to take it, stab him like, OK.
- And the next time someone tries to take it, stab him like, OK.
- I think maybe they might rob me or stab me or something.
- It's like somebody stabbed him in the right through his body.
- I mean, I remember because I stabbed him twice, right?
- And then Reg stabbed him multiple times in the eye.
- But Jeff got to them first and stabbed them both to death.
- And the meat cutter stabbed the waiter in the ear with a fork.
Examples
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Do you have a little knife that you're gonna try to stab me with?
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The man you stabbed in the back is a soldier.
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I think maybe they might rob me or stab me or something.
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It's like somebody stabbed him in the right through his body.
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I mean, I remember because I stabbed him twice, right?
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First of all... have you ever stabbed another person before?
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When I was sixteen, my mom was stabbed right in front of me.
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I stabbed you on my front porch.
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In a swift, violent motion, she stabbed another piece of wood into the fire.
Fiction book (1990) -
He intended to stab the piece of meat to make it tender.
Synonyms
66
3.9
To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward
26
7.7
Push a sharp object through a person or animal
17
3.7
To push a sharp point through something to hold it
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3.0
A quick sharp poke with a finger, hand, or object
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7.1
To cut or hurt someone with a sharp blade
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7.9
To stab someone with a short pointed knife
Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place
To stab someone with a small thin dagger
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Etymology
The verb stab comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'to pierce' or 'push in', similar to the idea in stick and sting. So to stab is to push a sharp point into someone or something quickly and forcefully.